Swift



y Patented Jan." 30, 1923.

UNITEDXSVTA y cHAnLEsH. Cowan, JR., or sToNINGmoN,

CONNECTICUT, assiettes To Atrwoon MACHINE COMPANY, OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SWIFT.

Application .tiled June 4, `19.21.4 ySerial No.7474,956.

Torri/'Z 2li/0m t may concern.' i

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. CoWAN, `J r., a citizen of the United States, and` resident of Stonington, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Swifts, of which the followingv is a specilication.' v

The object, of my inventionis to provide certain improvements in swifts or reels whereby the structure will be materially simplified and strengthened, and in which the rotatable sleeves which control the longitudinal movement of the i arms of the swift or` reel are vdirectly intergea-red.

A practical embodiment of my inventionk is represented in thevaccompanying draw-` ings, in which, y

Fig. l represents a detail side view lof the swift or reel, certain of the parts being shown in section. 'i

Fig 2 represents an enlarged detail sec-` tional view taken at right angles to Fig. l, showing a portion of the hub, one of the wire supports, one of the radial arms and' one of the rotatable sleeves.

Fig. 3 represents a cross sectiontaken in the plane of the line III-III of Fig. 2.

Fig. Ll represents a cross section taken in` the plane of the line IV-IV of Figu2.

The hub of the swift isV denoted by l and it has 'a plurality of radiallydisposed refesses 2 .for the reception of the closed ends 2 of substantially U-shapedwire supports, the outer ends of the branches et and 5 of said U-shaped wire` supports being` turned laterally, as shown at 6 and 7. Blocks 8 which snugly lit the recesses 2 are provided for anchoring the wire supports in the said recesses. Y

` Each radially disposedarm 9 is provided with a pair of oppositelyr arranged longitudinal grooves l0, 1l, within which the branches 4, 5", of the wire support are located to prevent thevarm from turning as it is moved longitudinally.

Each of the radially disposed rotatable sleeves l2 is held against longitudinal move- `nient by the wire support. Inthe present instance the outer end of the sleeve l2 is provided with an annular recess 13 in which the laterally turned ends 6 and 7 of the branches et and 5 of the wire support are located.

Vment of thev several Connecting means are provided between the rotatable sleeve l2 andthe arm 9,7whereby the rotarymovement of the sleeve will impart a" longitudinal move-nient to the arm.

In the present instance this connecting means comprises a lug` or projection 14 on the arm, which 1s arranged to travel in the groove l5 0f the screw-threaded bore 16 of 7 the rotatable sleeve l2.

Each of the sleeves l2 is provided with a gear 17 which directly meshes with the gears of the two the rotary movement of one of the sleeves will impart rotary `movement to the remaining sleeves and longitudinal movement to all of the arms 9.

Therefore, when itis desired to' the length of the radial arms the operator grasps one sleeve l2 and rotates it, thus acting yon all of the other sleeves l2 through Itwill be noted that the block `8, is substantially the same diameter as the bore 16 of the sleeve, to provide a bearing for the inner vend of the sleeve. noted that the inner portion of the arm-9 is enlarged to substantially the same diameter as the bore 16 of the sleeve so as to provide an extended bearing contactA between the arm andsleeve.

yIt is evident that various changes may he made in the construction, form and arrange parts without depart-` nigv from the spirit and scope of `my in` vention hence I donot wish to limit myself to the particular embodiment herein shown and described, but

What I claim is :f4

`1. In a swift, a hub disposed wire supports, radially disposed arms slidably engaged with said supports, radially disposed rotatable sleeves held against longitudinal movement on said supports, and connecting means between said arms and sleeves whereby the rotary movement of the sleeves will impart longitudinaly movement to said arms.

2. In a swift, a hub provided with radially disposed wire supports, radially disposed arms slidably engaged with said supports and radially disposed rotatable sleeves held against longitudinal movement on said supports. said arms having` projections and said sleeves having screw-threaded bores engagadjacent sleeves, whereby change i It will also be` provided with radially i ment by said sleeves held against longitudinal movement by said pairs of branches, and connecting` means between said varms and sleeves whereby the rotary movement of the sleeves will impart longitudinal movement to said arms.

t. ln a swift, a hub .provided with pairs oit radially disposed wire branches, radially disposed arms arranged longitudinal grooves within which the branches are located to prevent the arms :ti-om turning, and radially disposed rotatablesleeves held against longitudinal movepairsof branches, said arms having `projections and said sleeves having screw-threaded bores engaging said projections whereby the-rotary movement of the sleeves will impart longitudinal movement fto said arms.

`5. ln a swift, a hub having radially disposed recesses, a plurality of substantially U-shaped wire supports having their closed ends anchored in said recesses and having the outer ends of their branches laterally turned, radially disposed arms having pairs of oppositely arranged vlongitudinal grooves within 'which the branches are located to prevent the arms. from turning, radially disposed rot-at ble sleeves held against longitudinal movement by said laterally ,turned ends of the branches ot the wire supports, and connecting lmeans between said arms and sleeves wherebythe rotary movement oi" the .sleeves will impart longitudinal movement to said arms, I

5. ln a swift, a hub having radially disposed recesses, aplurality of substantially U-shaped zwire supports having their closed having pairs of oppositely ends anchored in said recesses and having said arms Lhaving projections and said sleeves having screw-threaded bores engaging said projections whereby the rotary movement of the sleeves will impart longitudinal movementto said arms. l i

7. In a swift, a hub, radially disposed supports, radially disposed-arms slidably engaged with said supports, radially disposed rotatable sleeves .held against longitudinal movement by said supports, connecting means between Asaid arms and sleeves whereby the rotarymoveinent of the sleeves will impart longitudinal,movement to 'said arms, each'of said sleeves vbeing provided with a.V gearv directly `meshing with the vgears of two adjacent sleeves whereby the rotary movement of one sleeve will impartrotary movement toA all of the `other sleeves.

8. In a swift, a hub, radially disposed supports, radially disposed arms slidably engaged with said supports, and radially .disposed rotatable :sleeves held' against longitudinal movement by said supports, said arms 'having projections and said 'sleeves having screw-threaded bores engaging said projectionswhereby the rotary movement ot the sleeves willimpart longitudinal .movenient to said arms, each of said sleeves being providedwith a gear directly meshing with thegears of two adjacent sleeves, whereby the rotary .movement of one sleeve will impart rotarymovement to all of the other sleeves. A ln testimony, that. I claim the foregoing as my .inventioml have signed my name this 26th day of May, 1921. i .f CHARLES H.,COWAN, Jn. 

